A MAN has been fined for using a vehicle when it was uninsured.

Mark Barratt, 27, of Mallyclose Drive, Carlisle was caught using a Vauxhall when the insurance had expired.

He was fined £220 by Carlisle's magistrates' court and ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £58.75.

Barratt must also pay £85 costs to the court.